New Sprouts Store Gets Silver GreenChill Certification

CARMEL MOUNTAIN RANCH, Calif. — Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers Market has opened a store here that has received a silver certification from the Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill Partnership, which works with supermarkets to reduce emissions of refrigerants.

Apr 06, 2010

CARMEL MOUNTAIN RANCH, Calif. — Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers Market has opened a store here that has received a silver certification from the Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill Partnership, which works with supermarkets to reduce emissions of refrigerants.

To achieve silver certification, a store must use refrigerants that do not damage the Earth’s protective ozone layer; reduce the size of its refrigerant charge by at least 50% from the industry average; reduce annu